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Text Marit Synn\u00f8ve Vea<\/span>
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\nJosur\/J\u00f8sur and his son Hjor\/Hj\u00f8r are called kings in Rogaland and Hordaland, but when the sagas use the word \u00abkingdom\u00bb at this time, they mean kingdoms bound together by alliances and ties of loyalty and not by geographical borders, as they are nowadays. For this reason, there could be several kings in Rogaland and Hordaland (and Agder) at the same time and the area they ruled over could change, as and when they acquired \u201ckingdoms\u201d from one another.<\/p>\n

It appears that the descendants of Augvald retained Avaldsnes as their base, but Avaldsnes Peninsula itself may at times have belonged to Rogaland and at others to Hordaland. Written sources do not always agree: sometimes they talk about the same king ruling over \u201dthe great kingdom Rogaland and Agder\u201d, and at others over \u201cthe great kingdom Rogaland and Hordaland\u201d.<\/p>\n

Josur (ON J\u01ebsurr)<\/strong>
\nHalf\u2019s saga relates that King Augvald had a son called Josur who was born while Augvald, his queen and their entourage were out hunting along the border between Rogaland and Telemark. The place of his birth was later called J\u00f8sureid. Josur was brought up by Gunnvald Stordajarl. When Augvald died, Josur inherited his father\u2019s kingdom.<\/p>\n

Josur had been king for some years when his foster father was killed by a chieftain called Koll. So Josur set out to avenge the murder of his foster father.<\/p>\n

The Saga of Half & his Heroes tells this about how Josur avenged his foster father:<\/p>\n

Josur had been king then for a while. Later he went with a great army to avenge his foster father, and when Koll saw his sails, he ran to his warships and sailed north round the Hard Sea into Grafdal Bay.<\/em><\/p>\n

Then King Alrek met King Josur, but with only a few men, because he wasn\u2019t expecting battle. They fought then, Josur against Alrek, and King Alrek and Koll fell with the better part of their army. Vikar, Alrek\u2019s son, didn\u2019t get back from mustering his forces before King Josur left. In that expedition, Josur took all the land that had been Koll\u2019s.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Saga of Half & his Heroes tells this about how Josur died:
\nMany years later, (*1) King Vikar came with many men against Josur, while he was in the land that Koll had owned, and they fought a battle, and King Josur fell first and with him all the landowners of the district. That\u2019s why it\u2019s called Kvinnherad, or Women\u2019s County, as only widows lived there after that. Then Vikar took possession of all the land that Koll had owned.<\/em><\/p>\n

For that, Hjor Josursson went against Vikar in battle, and they struggled a long while\u2014first one, then the other getting the upper hand\u2014and at last they came to a settlement. Vikar\u2019s son was Vatnar, who was buried in Vatnar\u2019s Howe\u2014his sons were Snjal and Hjal, who lie in the Brothers\u2019 Howe.<\/em><\/p>\n

(*1) Gautrek\u2019s Saga, which is about Vikar, relates that Vikar was a son of Harald Agdekonge. This is probably more in line with the truth. (See forgotten royal families)<\/p>\n

P.A. Munch writes the following about Vikar and his kingdom:
\nThe historical effect of these events is that towards the end of the 7th century Norway there was a Rygish or Egdish realm consisting of Rogaland and Agder, including other annexed territory, or rather, that Rogaland was not yet divided into the two counties of Rogaland and Agder, but comprised one sole county stretching from Ryvarden to Rygjarbit; that the king who now had the greatest power was Vikar Haraldsson, who conquered Hordaland and the non-rygish part of Telemark as well as the bordering areas of the Uplands, including partly Telemark itself and partly Voss, where Fundinn Noregr allowed Vikar\u2019s clan to rule [10]; that<\/em><\/p>\n

Vikar\u2019s descendants were first driven from Hordaland and later from Rogaland and that his grandsons Hjall and Snjall were only sea-kings and finally fell in battle against Aale den fr\u00f8kne. (Aale the courageous)<\/em><\/p>\n

It seems almost certain that Vikar really did have a famous Rygish hero by the name of Starkad in his service, whose strength, courage, skill as a skald, moodiness and combination of good and bad qualities have evoked extraordinary interest and helped to make him into an authentic saga hero, especially since it is presumed that he was the mythical J\u00f8tun Starkad Aludreng himself or one of his descendants; similarly, that Starkad really did slay Vikar and thereafter resided first with Frode Fr\u00f8kne, then with Aale Fr\u00f8kne and reached a very old age, though it is presumed that this would not have been more than 70-80 years.<\/em><\/p>\n

(P.A. Munch: The history of the Norwegian people, published by Chr. T\u00f8nsbergs Forlag, 1853.)<\/p>\n

Hjor Josurson (ON hj\u01ebrr = sword)<\/strong>
\nJosur had a son called Hjor who became king after his father. Hjor waged war with Vikar for a long time before they made peace. Nevertheless, Hjor must have been a king who brought years of prosperity to his people. Ancient sources tell us that he acquired great wealth and became ill and died in Rogaland.<\/p>\n

Hjor Josurson had a son called (*2)Hjorleif the woman-lover. Hjorleiv in turn had a son called Half (Halv). You can read about Hjorleiv and Half on separate webpages.
\nSeveral kings descended from Augvald bear the name of Hjor and it is important to keep in mind that confusions can have arisen. There may have been either fewer or more people with the name Hjor than those that appear in the old family trees.<\/p>\n

(*2). In English Hjorleiv\u2019s nick- name is also translated as Hjorleif the Womanizer – Hjorleif the Ladies\u2019 Man.<\/p>\n

Augvald’s family tree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nFornjot (Ymir)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c6gir\u00a0–<\/td>\nK\u00e5re (Vind)-\u00a0\u00a0 Loge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFrost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSn\u00f8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThorre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Gor –<\/td>\nNor\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Goe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGard Agde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRugalf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRognvald<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAugvald<\/span><\/b>(ca 600 e.Kr.?)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nJ\u00f8sur<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHj\u00f8r J\u00f8surson<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHj\u00f8rleiv den kvinnekj\u00e6re<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHalv<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHj\u00f8r Halvson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n(Flein Hj\u00f8rson)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n(Hj\u00f8r Fleinson)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGeirmund og H\u00e5mund Heljarskinn (Settlers in Island)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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